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Author: vernondegoede

assets/icon-128.png

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+{
+  "name": "Adfree Soundcloud",
+  "version": "1.0",
+  "description": "Enjoy Soundcloud without the need for a Pro account.",
+  "manifest_version": 2,
+  "background": {
+    "scripts": ["processes/background.js"],
+    "persistent": true
+  },
+  "permissions": ["webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "tabs", "<all_urls>"],
+  "icons": {
+    "128": "assets/icon-128.png"
+  }
+}

manifest.json

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+/**
+ * Every time you select a track (or automatically load the next track),
+ * Soundcloud will request whether it should load an ad by making a request to
+ * https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/audio-ad.
+ * 
+ * By intercepting these requests it will never load an ad.
+ */
+chrome.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.addListener(
+  ({ url }) => {
+    const isAdvertisementRequest = url.includes(
+      "https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/audio-ad",
+    );
+    return isAdvertisementRequest ? { cancel: true } : {};
+  },
+  { urls: ["*://api-v2.soundcloud.com/*"] },
+  ["blocking"],
+);

processes/background.js

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+# Adfree Soundcloud 🔥
+
+This extension will intercept certain Soundcloud requests and allows you to enjoy soundcloud without having to listen to ads.
+
+## Installation ⌨️
+
+1. Clone this repository: `git clone [email protected]:vernondegoede/adfree-soundcloud.git`
+2. Open [`chrome://extensions`](chrome://extensions)
+3. Toggle the "Developer mode" checkbox in the top-right corner.
+4. Press the "Load unpacked" button in the top-left corner.
+5. Open the folder from the location where you just cloned this repository.
+
+## Legal 👩‍💼
+
+This repository was created for educational purposed. Soundcloud needs advertisements to run its business. If you want to enjoy Soundcloud without ads, you should subscribe for [SoundCloud Go](https://soundcloud.com/go).